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Third Ward World War II Memorial

 
 
Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2017
1. Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of
the men and women
of the Third Ward
who served in
World War II
and in memory of
those who made the
supreme sacrifice.

Dedicated Dec. 8, 1946
 
Erected 1946 by Banks Social and Carnival Club, Inc.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 57.932′ N, 90° 5.887′ W. Memorial is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Mid-City. It is at the intersection of Tulane Avenue and Jefferson Davis Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Tulane Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70119, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian
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Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gen. Albert Pike (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Didier Dreux (approx. 0.4 miles away); Warren Easton Charter High School (approx. half a mile away); Heinemann Park/Pelican Stadium (approx. 0.6 miles away); Parkway Bakery & Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); United Cab (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Parkway Bakery & Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); James T. Nix (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
 
Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2017
2. Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker
Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2017
3. Third Ward World War II Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2017.
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